jìn
adjective HSK 2 #1,100

Meanings

  1. 1 near
  2. 2 close

Examples

HSK 1
Zǒu jìn yīdiǎn kàn.
Come closer to look.
HSK 2
Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.
The school is very close to my home.
HSK 2
Zuìjìn nǐ zěnmeyàng?
How have you been recently?

Tips

usage
Opposite is (far). 最近 = recently/lately - one of the most common words using .
grammar
Pattern: A B = A is very close to B.

Components

radical
chuò
walk; movement (radical form)
Walking radical wraps around the bottom-left - the indexing radical. Marks as a spatial/distance term involving travel. Pairs neatly with (far), and joins the family of motion verbs (enter), 退 (retreat), (this). Always written last in the stroke order.
phonetic
jīn
axe; catty (here phonetic)
Inner supplies the sound - jīn → jìn, only tone differs. originally pictured an axe (now also a weight unit, half a kilogram). Pure phonetic loan; the axe meaning isn't active here. Same phonetic in (listen), (analyze), (delight).

Stroke Order

jìn